In this session, you will be exposed to a variety of digital content repositories that directly support learner outcomes associated with CC. Finally, you will evaluate at least one selected digital resources.
Learning Outcomes
NCHS and KIPP staff will be able to:
Better evaluate the alignment of Information and Technology Essential Standards in selected digital content resources.
Better leverage digital content to scaffold students' critical thinking.
I. NC ITES Meets ISTE NETS |5 minutes
mmmmNC Information and Technology Essential Standards | The Five Strands
Curriki- is a play on the words 'curriculum' and 'wiki', is a not-for-profit organization that is building the first and only Internet site for Open Source Curriculum (OSC), which provides universal access to free curricula and instructional materials grades K-12.
Smithsonian Channel - is a joint venture of the Smithsonian Institution and Showtime explores the history of our planet, life and culture.
Thinkfinity - offers comprehensive teaching and learning resources across ALL content areas. The resources are grade-specific and are aligned with and CC.
Gooru- This free resource library of standards-aligned collections helps educators access rich, multimedia open education resources for students from grade five through high school.Teachers and Students accounts.
Internet Archive- is a non-profit digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge". It offers permanent storage and access to collections of digitized materials, including websites, music, moving images, and nearly 3 million public domain books
Humanities / Literacy Resources |
American Memory - from the Library of Congress, provides free media, content and "Today in History" links for all grade levels.
DocsTeach - thousands of historical documents from the National Archives. Plus, ready-to-use activities to pair with the documents. Search by historical era or make your own activity.
NYPL Digital Gallery - provides free and open access to over 800,000 images digitized from the The New York Public Library's vast collections, including illuminated manuscripts, historical maps, vintage posters, rare prints, photos and more.
ReadWriteThink - provides educators with best practices and interactive resources for reading, literacy, research, inquiry and analysis, organizing and summarizing, etc. Organized by themes, grade level, and ability.
Zinn Education Project - offers free, downloadable U.S. History lessons and articles organized by theme, time period and reading level.
Sciences Tools and Resources |
EdHeads.org - is an online resource providing engaging web simulations and activities. Current activities focus on simulated surgical procedures, cell phone design (with market research), simple and compound machines, and weather prediction.
HippoCampus.org - includes free educational resources including video presentations and test prep for Math and Science high school curriculum.
MEDtropolis- features access to health calculators and the multimedia virtual body tour with drag-and-drop activities.
PhET - provides dozens of fantastic simulations for physics, chemistry and biology. The website also includes a collection of teacher contributed activities, lab experiences, homework assignments and conceptual questions that can be used with the simulations.
SciShow- is all about teaching scientific concepts in an accessible and easy-to-understand manner. This YouTube channel includes a variety of short (3 minute) and long (10 minute) videos. New videos are released weekly.
III. Explore & Evaluate Digital Content Resources | 25 minutes
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First, on your own, EXPLORE resources from above that peak your interest.
FIND a partner with similar interests and EVALUATE TWO resources above.
Discuss how you might integrate a digital content resource to scaffold students' critical thinking during one of your upcoming content area specific instructional activities?
References | Additional Resources
Common Core FREE app (for Androids ). This app includes Math standards K-12 and Language Arts standards K-12. Math standards include both traditional and integrated pathways as well College and Career Readiness Standards.
Overview
In this session, you will be exposed to a variety of digital content repositories that directly support learner outcomes associated with CC. Finally, you will evaluate at least one selected digital resources.
Learning Outcomes
NCHS and KIPP staff will be able to:I. NC ITES Meets ISTE NETS |5 minutes
mmmmNC Information and Technology Essential Standards | The Five Strands
II. Digital Content Repositories | 15 minutes
Cross Curricular Web Based Resources
Curriki- is a play on the words 'curriculum' and 'wiki', is a not-for-profit organization that is building the first and only Internet site for Open Source Curriculum (OSC), which provides universal access to free curricula and instructional materials grades K-12.
Smithsonian Channel - is a joint venture of the Smithsonian Institution and Showtime explores the history of our planet, life and culture.
Thinkfinity - offers comprehensive teaching and learning resources across ALL content areas. The resources are grade-specific and are aligned with and CC.
Gooru - This free resource library of standards-aligned collections helps educators access rich, multimedia open education resources for students from grade five through high school.Teachers and Students accounts.
Internet Archive - is a non-profit digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge". It offers permanent storage and access to collections of digitized materials, including websites, music, moving images, and nearly 3 million public domain books
Humanities / Literacy Resources |
ReadWriteThink - provides educators with best practices and interactive resources for reading, literacy, research, inquiry and analysis, organizing and summarizing, etc. Organized by themes, grade level, and ability.
Sciences Tools and Resources |
MEDtropolis- features access to health calculators and the multimedia virtual body tour with drag-and-drop activities.
III. Explore & Evaluate Digital Content Resources | 25 minutes
Session ONE | Digital Content Evaluation Google Form
Session TWO | Digital Content Evaluation Google Form
Session ONE | YOUR Evaluation Results
Session TWO | YOUR Evaluation Results
III. Reflection and Application | 15 minutes
Discuss how you might integrate a digital content resource to scaffold students' critical thinking during one of your upcoming content area specific instructional activities?
References | Additional Resources
Common Core FREE app (for Androids ). This app includes Math standards K-12 and Language Arts standards K-12. Math standards include both traditional and integrated pathways as well College and Career Readiness Standards.
Image Copyright
http://openclipart.org/ - CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication